MS. Marsh 64 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Marsh Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: 10 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Miscellanea, Arabic poetry, Mecca, and Arabic prose literature
1. ff. 1r-5r
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Miscellaneous
[NAM. 380 (1)]
2. ff. 6-12
Title: A small collection of poems
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[NAM. 380 (2)]
3. ff. 13r-16v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Belles Lettres
[NAM. 380 (3)]
4. ff. 17-24v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[NAM. 380 (4)]
5. ff. 25r-107v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix History
[NAM. 380 (5), with corr. Nic. p. 555]
6. ff. 108-117
Title: Fragment of an anthology, mostly of verse, selected to illustrate the various kinds of composition
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[NAM. 380 (6)]
7. f. 123
Title: al-Risālah al-shīnīyah
The last part
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 277
[NAM. 380 (7, iv)]
8. ff. 124v-136v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[Niooll Arab. Moh. 380 (8)]
9. ff. 137r-144v
Title: A collection of poems.*
*Nic. lists 7 items, one of which (no. 3) is individually mentioned by Brock. (G1, p. 328)
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
[NAM. 380 (9)]
10. ff. 137v-138r
Title: Firāqī
A single poem from the Dīwān
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL I 264
[NAM. 380 (9, iii)]
Physical Description
Form: codex
5 ff. 7 ff. 4 ff. 8 ff. 83 ff. 10 ff. 1 f. 13 ff. 8 ff. 2 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 1492 CE n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Provenance and Acquisition
The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.
The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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